Keep your Identity and Your Information Virus Free

Keep yourself informed about the latest security threats. Install browser and operating system security patches as soon as they become available.
To protect your privacy and identity, use a solid account password and change it often.
Turn off your browser's scripting, Java, and ActiveX capabilities. If you need them to make something work on a site you trust, just turn them back on.
If a suspicious email contains a link to a web page, don’t click it. Instead, navigate to the web site by typing the purported company’s URL into the address bar of your browser.
Make sure your family's IM profiles don't contain personal information—especially phone numbers, addresses, photos, or anything that could connect you or your children with your IM identities.
Use a personal firewall, antivirus software, and an antispyware tool to protect your data from hackers, phishers, viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. Make sure your antivirus solution automatically scans email and IM attachments.